Actually, Shan-san, I’ve been thinking of getting a finch or two. But not until I’m done with schooling, that’s for sure. I don’t think I could bring them to college, and even the snake is pushing it. But I wanted a snake so bad! I lurve Zhi.

Anyway. After today, I’m gone for five days. My snake should be fine(I set up her lights and gave her extra water), but I’m a little worried about my fish. Five days is a long time. *fret fret* Who in the family can I trust with my fish who will both feed him and keep the cats away? ‘Cuz I wouldn’t want anyone to try to get into my room to feed him, ‘cuz they’d kill themselves on my crap. -_-;; I’ll figure something out.

To do: One more load of laundry, finish packing, get my books out of the hall, clear off my chair, go to bed early, stop having dreams about Squall. >.<; This time he was killed protecting the Esthar president, and there was a bunch of stuff about sorceresses and stuff. Yeah. It was kinda cool, but really. Enough Squall dreams. (Hush, Subconcious, I can’t get past those monsters. I refuse to play until I’m less frustrated with it. You can’t make me.)

?-chan died. *sigh* It was probably for the best; he’s been blind and deaf for quite a while, but he was happy. Old and tired, but happy.

Nothing much else to say. He was a good mouse.

Yes, Paddy, a lot of people work. Which is why the date is tentative, and set fairly far in the future. And as for my cosplay, you’re not involved in it, so please butt out.

Nicole: An interesting suggestion, but I figure I’ll just go plain-clothes. I get to take more pictures that way. ^_^

Karie: Could you ask your parents soon? We really need to finalize the date, at least.

*sigh* I seem to be moody today. I apologize. I’m going to attempt to draw Squall asleep with a plushie moogle. And maybe Laguna. And I will look at BlackRose’s art for reference, because I *heart* BlackRose’s art. And these things will make me either more or less moody, depending on how well it goes, but as I’ve had this image prickling my brain for a week, I hope it goes well.

My voicemail message is as follows:
Me: I like kitties, do you like kitties? I think kitties are wonderful.
Phone: *beep!*

*hearts Kira* Hey, you! I’ll give you a call as soon as the party is more definite, ya? I miss you terribly. ;_; (Even though, at this very moment, you happen to be in my house. ^^; Ehe.)

My focus has finally shifted from the party to Otakon. I’ve started packing and generally getting ready. I think I’m going to back out of cosplay (again), because it simply isn’t happening. There are four days left, and I’ll be gone for one of them, so that leaves three days to sew a suit and buy pants and a shirt, plus bleaching my hair and getting makeup. And none of this is happening. I swore last year that I wasn’t going to make a costume at the last minute ever again, and this now qualifies as the last minute. Sigh. Non-cosplay it is, because there’s no way my heel will be better in time to do Otaku Hunter.

So, what emergency stuff should one bring to a con? I’m bringing Band-Aids, duct tape, a cell phone… I think that pretty much covers physical and costume accidents. Any other ideas?

For info about the party, see previous entry.

Um, for a place… I haven’t decided. Clearly, it’ll either be Karie’s house or you cabin, Littlenymph, but I think we might stick to the former because of the number of people. Fatal Frame requires silence, but not everyone will want to be quiet, and there’s plenty of room for people to do many things. I’m torn, though, because I adore your lake and the evil monsters in it. XD I think I’ll call everyone and see what they think.

Yay! Only a few more days until Shan-san’s visit! I’m muchly looking forward to it, because it disturbs me when there’s people in the house. I’m used to being alone, now. ^^;; Even though I’m only alone four days a week, until 4 or 5…

Mrrh. I’m thirsty. Gonna drink lemonade and make plans for Teh Partay. And invitations! I should print up invitations. XD I will make you all experience the results of my Etiquette Book! Bwa ha ha!

Alright. I hate to write this down publicly, because I know I’ll forget someone I love and desperately want to attend, but I need to get it written down.
Invite list for Teh Partay:
Steph1
Steph2
Karie
Kira
Riveth
Kitira
Weasley
Remy
Sev
Wuffers
Hikage
Elise
Tsuzuki

Suggested things to do:
Fatal Frame 2
DDR
Toast marshmallows
Make Weasley watch Saiyuki
Board games

Tentative possible dates:
August 14/15, unless there are objections?

Anything else people would like? Clearly, we’ll need food, so donations would be wonderful. Um. We need TVs, a PS2, possibly DDR pads, lotsa tape to hold them down… Games, yeah, and marshmallows, because a sleepover without marshmallows is not right. XD If you’re gonna DDR, make sure you bring a couple changes of clothes and deoderant. Anybody with an air mattress is encouraged to bring it!

Zhi is actually something like 30 inches long; I missed the last few inches of her tail when I was measuring. She still has some odd spots, so I’m going to beg Dad to pay for a vet trip and let me pay him back gradually. >.< I wish I were still getting allwance…

I am so bored. I have nothing to do all day, and no one’s home, and no one has cars, and it’s boring. So I ordered take-out for lunch, and it was filling and good and I have leftovers. I am wearing pajama pants that have deer on them. Moo.

*sigh* So bored. I should do the dishes. And clean my room. But those aren’t interesting things, they’re mind-numbing labor. Easy labor, but labor all the same. Nyar. I’ve been thinking about Otakon, and I realized that I can still go as the Otaku Hunter! I am happy once more. I need a haircut. Oh, and I need to dry-clean my prom dress, because it really needs to go back to its owner. I should make a to-do list. It would be short. I think my brain has shut down. I wish Julia were back from her trip. *sigh* I wish I didn’t have to drive a standard.

Zhi is 26 inches long, give or take an inch. Hee hee! I want to see her new skin, but she’s been shy. And that damn cricket still won’t shut up. Grr.

Kayla - Err, I didn’t check my mail yet… And now that I’ve checked it, I can say with certainty that there is no mail in my inbox from you. At all. But it turns out today wouldn’t have worked anyway. ^^;; Sorry!

Shan - How could I not hang with Mr. Chipmunk? XD And the number has been PMed to ya.

So today I drove with the instructor, and it was delightful. Automatics are SO EASY. I was actually having fun, yanno? But then when I was done with that, Dad got me lunch and then made me drive the standard for an hour. I had my usual mental breakdowns and stalled all over the place and couldn’t shift properly. So, I have come to the conclusion that people who learned on automatics are to be ignored when they tell me that it’s not so scary. I still love you all, but you really have no idea. You’ve got it easy. ^^;;

What else is new… I changed my avatars on the forums, much to my personal amusement. I decided that although I may not be a mod for Men of the Sea, I’ll be darned if I’m gonna sit around and watch people abuse the forum. I also delighted in the fact that although I am a mod for Words of the Mind, I really don’t have to do much because everyone is so well-behaved. I also want to make Geo an avatar - either Seifer or Raijin, because it would amuse me. Heh.

ZHI’S SHEDDING!!! XD I’m so happy! I’ve been waiting for her to shed, ‘cuz she’s got spots on her old skin and I wanted to see if they went with the old skin before going to a vet, ‘cuz I dunno if anyone in town treats snakes, and I don’t have much money. But this morning she was upset with me, and then she started shedding! It’s so cool! XD Now, if only that cricket would shut up when I’m trying to sleep… I’d set it loose, but that might mess up the genetics of the local crickets. But! Zhi’s shedding! XD Happy!

Also, I have a cell phone! Which makes this Teh Entry Of Excitement. XD If you want my number, drop me a line. Calls after 9pm are free, even long-distance, and if you have a Verizon mobile I can call you whenever! XD Daytime minutes are limited, though. I get 100 a month. >.< But I can have 100 text messages, too! Which is cool. And Dad said I can dowload ringtones! I'm gonna go look for some. Hee hee!

Alright, Social Blog time! (Everyone is so nice about the partyness! Yay!)

Littlenymph - You were most certainly included, and thank you for offering the lake house. ^_^ That would be so cool! Unfortunately, it's looking like it'll be a weekend thing. Would that work for you, or are you working?
Shan-san - Pshaw. I'm hanging with you, 'cuz I said I'd hang with you. I PROMISED. And my personal honor code says that I must never back out of a promise I remember, unless a previous promise goes against it. ^_^
Kira - I know what you mean. >.< I'm so bored! At least I have Driver's Ed, huh? I hope you're not stuck in your house all the time...
Karie - Yay! *love* Thank you for the offer! ^_^ Your house is certainly big enough, as long as we can drive away your family. XD We'll rent them a hotel or something. Hee hee!
Sev - Gotcha, not the 12 of August. It should be before then, anyway. Make sure the tattoo is something you can put up with for the rest of your life! (And make sure the guy knows what he's doing. Ask for pictures of his previous work.)
Remy - Saturday night to Tuesday morning. Excellent. Do you know of Weasel's schedule, by any chance?

And now, the CUTEST LUCIUS EVAR.

New sidelink - Synonymy by Ruaki, the most incredible and wonderful Kingdom Hearts fic ever. EVAR. I want to do cosplay for her. (Ne, Kitira, wanna be Sora? I’ll sketch you his costume…)

Anyway. Things seem to be getting better for me. Weekend after this is Shan-san’s visit, but it’s also Cosplay on the Beach - but since I don’t currently have a working costume, I’d rather hang with Shan-san. But, beach… Argh. I don’t need to decide now.

Things with Karie seem to be going well again, much to my relief. Driving has gotten to be less of a horror show, although I still haven’t been doing much of it. We still need to get together and have a party, but if we’re gonna have everyone over it’d have to be next month, after Otakon. I think. Argh, just everyone give me their schedules and I’ll work out a time. A place is a different matter, though. Anyone want to volunteer? ^^;;